Tech riderRev. 8 Oct 2026

Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus

Ch 316.3of 34Metrics Monitoring Tools
  1. 1Runs onAPI, self-hosted, Web
  2. 2Data retention1,095 days
  3. 3Custom metricsYes
  4. 4Query languagepromql
  5. 5Data ingestionmultiple
  6. 6Self-hosted optionNo
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: aws.amazon.com

Overview

Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus is ranked #31 of 34 in metrics monitoring tools on Specifiction. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web.

Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus plans and pricing

All plans
Pay as you go Monthly, based on usage Metrics ingested · queried · stored · collected; no upfront fees or commitments aws.amazon.com · 8 Oct 2026

Compared on metrics monitoring tools

Free plan
Noaws.amazon.com
Data retention
1,095 daysaws.amazon.com
Custom metrics
Yesaws.amazon.com
Query language
promqlaws.amazon.com
Data ingestion
multipleaws.amazon.com
Self-hosted option
Noaws.amazon.com

Facts

Purpose
A fully managed service for monitoring and alerting on Prometheus-compatible metrics from container environments.aws.amazon.com · 8 Oct 2026
Prometheus compatibility
The service is compatible with the CNCF Prometheus project and supports PromQL.aws.amazon.com · 8 Oct 2026
Scaling
It automatically scales ingestion, storage, and querying as workloads grow or shrink.aws.amazon.com · 8 Oct 2026
Collection
Metrics can be collected using its agentless collector or AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry, or sent from existing Prometheus servers.aws.amazon.com · 8 Oct 2026
Integrations
It integrates with Amazon EKS, Amazon ECS, AWS Fargate, Amazon Managed Grafana, and Amazon SNS.aws.amazon.com · 8 Oct 2026
Exporters
Metrics can be sent from more than 150 community maintained Prometheus exporters, including Java/JMX, Apache Kafka, and Redis.aws.amazon.com · 8 Oct 2026
Security
The service supports IAM access controls, CloudTrail audit logging, and AWS PrivateLink connections.aws.amazon.com · 8 Oct 2026
Availability
Workspaces are deployed across multiple Availability Zones, and the service is available in multiple AWS Regions.aws.amazon.com · 8 Oct 2026
Free Tier
In supported AWS Regions, the AWS Free Tier includes 40 million metric samples ingested, 200 billion query samples processed, and 10 GB of stored metrics.aws.amazon.com · 8 Oct 2026
Usage limits and charges
Charges depend on metrics collected, ingested, stored, and queried; collector use is charged by hours enabled and samples collected, and VPC or VPC peering may incur additional charges.aws.amazon.com · 8 Oct 2026
Intended users
AWS describes it for teams using an open source monitoring strategy who want managed Prometheus for container monitoring across AWS or multiple cloud providers.aws.amazon.com · 8 Oct 2026
Maker history
Amazon Web Services says it launched in 2006.aws.amazon.com · 8 Oct 2026

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